Richard Holbrooke Quotes

World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

Richard Holbrooke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 24, 1941 - December 13, 2010

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I've got the most beautiful district. I can understand why Republicans want it.

Joe Garcia

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I keep working with fairly inexperienced directors. You know, if you have a good crew, a good cameraman, you know, I know what I'm doing. If the actors know what they're doing, we can all pull together, and it works.

Jeremy Irons

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To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them.

Robert Sternberg

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Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.

Michael Crichton

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I am ashamed to say that both my children knew Stalin before they knew Thomas the Tank Engine.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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We have to accept that we are just machines. That's certainly what modern molecular biology says about us.

Rodney Brooks

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Every track has its challenges, but Suzuka is a continuous test of a driver's skills, and I think that's what makes it so beautiful to drive.

Romain Grosjean

BeautifulChallengesDriveThink

It should not take award-winning investigators to find out how this government operates.

Mike Quigley

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In my experience, people are usually fired for reasons having to do with budgetary constraints, incompetence or not fulfilling the terms of a contract.

Michael Shermer

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Years ago, the writers were telling me that I'd make the Hall of Fame, so I kind of prepared a speech. But somewhere along in the 28 years, it got lost.

Johnny Mize

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History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past.

David Souter

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It will eventually be discovered that the more you sleep, the healthier you are. Which means you'll really be at your healthiest when you pass away.

Chevy Chase

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